ROLES OF IMITATION IN DEVELOPMENT 279 Types of Copying Behaviors and Tasks to Assess Them 279 IMITATION IN ASD: FINDINGS 281 Frequency of Spontaneous Imitation 281 Accuracy of Elicited Imitation 282 Older Children, Adolescents, and Adults 282 THEORIES OF IMITATION 285 Theories of Poor Visual Encoding 287 Theories of Failed Direct Self–Other Mapping 288 Theories of Abnormal Motor and Sensory-Mot...